1st Open PDI Competition (2025/26)
The 1st Open PDI competition of the season was judged on 26th September by Adrian Hendley (CPAGB) from Colne Camera Club. With 97 images to judge on the night, Adrian’s comments were necessarily brief, but he did a good job of sticking to the times and awarded a wide range of marks, though relatively few images were held back at the end of the night.
The top scoring images are listed below.
| Member Name | Title | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Carol Watson | Ashleigh | 20 |
| Mike Williamson | Incoming Tide At Lytham Pier | 20 |
| Mary Kirkby | Lake Inle | 19 |
| Mike Williamson | Rattray Lighthouse, Aberdeenshire | 19 |
| Gordon Watson | The Artist | 19 |
| Carol Watson | Turning To Seed | 19 |
The featured image for this competition is Incoming Tide At Lytham Pier by Mike Williamson, one of 2 images which scored 20pts.
Incoming Tide At Lytham Pier by Mike Williamson
1st Open PDI Image Gallery
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Blue Dome Mykonos by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 15 pts
Three In A Row by Dave Biggs — Score: 17 pts
Pollinator by Mike Stanley — Score: 16 pts
Liberty by Peter Flegg — Score: 14 pts
Safely Through by Sheila Giles — Score: 18 pts
Ready For My Close Up by Alex Early — Score: 15 pts
Zallinger Chapel In The Dolomites by Graham Barker — Score: 14 pts
Isolated by Daryl Giles — Score: 14 pts
Into The Abyss by Esther Parkinson — Score: 18 pts
Escalators Canary Wharf Underground by John Scott — Score: 13 pts
Dancing On Air by Stuart Cahill — Score: 15 pts
Flying by Pete Dugan — Score: 15 pts
Busking by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 16 pts
Sizewell C by Keith Orr — Score: 16 pts
Derelict by Karen Morris — Score: 15 pts
The Guitar Player by Margaret Keane — Score: 15 pts
Ynys Llanddwyn by Alex Early — Score: 15 pts
Autumn Reflections by Mary Woodland — Score: 14 pts
Powerful Performance by Brian Clark — Score: 16 pts
Towers Of Strength by Alan Yardley — Score: 16 pts
Winch Recovery by Chris Taylor — Score: 15 pts
Back Street Mykonos by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 15 pts
Flying On South Pier by Peter Cotton — Score: 14 pts
Wave Curl by John Walmsley — Score: 16 pts
Three Houses On The Hill by Karen Morris — Score: 13 pts
Salford Skyline by John Walmsley — Score: 18 pts
Milky Way Over Callanish by Gordon Watson — Score: 17 pts
Galleon by Janet Parker — Score: 14 pts
Coming To Roost. by Brian Clark — Score: 14 pts
Comma On Blackberry Leaf by Peter Parnell — Score: 16 pts
Rattray Lighthouse, Aberdeenshire by Mike Williamson — Score: 19 pts
Autumn Leaves by Peter Flegg — Score: 17 pts
Dining Room Blair Atholl Castle by Mike Halstead — Score: 14 pts
Spurn Point Groynes by Keith Orr — Score: 17 pts
Peony Bowl Of Beauty by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 14 pts
We Don't Talk Anymore by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 17 pts
Whitby From The Abbey by Mary Woodland — Score: 15 pts
St Annes War Memorial by Mike Dorrington — Score: 14 pts
Leafy Love by Susan Wood — Score: 15 pts
Show Time by Eric Craven — Score: 13 pts
Just Doing My Stretches by Allan Lonsdale — Score: 14 pts
Gateway To The Mist by Elaine Cook — Score: 15 pts
Turning To Seed by Carol Watson — Score: 19 pts
Portrait Of A Peacock by Grant Douse — Score: 16 pts
St Annes Old Jetty. by David Foreman — Score: 14 pts
Eyes On The Street by Christine Round — Score: 15 pts
The Beauty Of The Iguazu Falls by Mary Kirkby — Score: 16 pts
Royal Danish Air Force F16 Solo Display by Anthony Hull — Score: 15 pts
Tatton Deer by Karen Jackman — Score: 14 pts
Mermaid Madness by Janet Parker — Score: 15 pts
The Artist by Gordon Watson — Score: 19 pts
Lake Inle by Mary Kirkby — Score: 19 pts
Posing With Car by Steve Jackman — Score: 13 pts
Coming In To Land by Ian Mulroy — Score: 17 pts
Slaters Bridge by Steve Jackman — Score: 13 pts
Yellow Tube Sponge With Large Brain Coral by Graham Barker — Score: 18 pts
Young Grey Heron by Mike Stanley — Score: 15 pts
Sand Grass by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 15 pts
Bird Land by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 13 pts
Flying Display by Mike Halstead — Score: 16 pts
Reflections In Canary Wharf by John Scott — Score: 15 pts
Incoming Tide At Lytham Pier by Mike Williamson — Score: 20 pts
Lilac-brested Roller by Chris Taylor — Score: 16 pts
Towards Blea Tarn by Christine Round — Score: 15 pts
Hues Of Hometime by Susan Wood — Score: 15 pts
A Taste Of Honey by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 14 pts
Red Panda by Peter Darby — Score: 17 pts
Little Ringed Plover by Anthony Hull — Score: 16 pts
A View From The Pier by Peter Cotton — Score: 13 pts
Ashleigh by Carol Watson — Score: 20 pts
Ranakpur Boy by Elaine Cook — Score: 16 pts
Cattle At Rest. by David Foreman — Score: 14 pts
Last Light by Eric Craven — Score: 14 pts
Fast Ride by Pete Dugan — Score: 16 pts
3 Wise Men by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 13 pts
Not Quite Seaworthy by Grant Douse — Score: 17 pts
Preston Arrival by Peter Parnell — Score: 17 pts
Push Off by Dave Biggs — Score: 17 pts
We Are Ready To Go by Allan Lonsdale — Score: 16 pts
King Of The Skies by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 16 pts
Peeking Puffin by Karen Jackman — Score: 15 pts
Three Week Old Twin Lambs by Sheila Giles — Score: 18 pts
Natural Formations by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 15 pts
Bridge Square Lancaster by Ian Mulroy — Score: 13 pts
Tulips From Amsterdam by Anne Young — Score: 14 pts
Chinese Blossom by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 15 pts
Angel Kite Spiral by Stuart Cahill — Score: 17 pts
Aiming For A Boundary by Peter Darby — Score: 15 pts
Playing I Spy by Janet Coulson — Score: 15 pts
Out On A Limb by Janet Coulson — Score: 16 pts
Ye Olde Street by Esther Parkinson — Score: 16 pts
Wings Over Windermere by Simon Ray — Score: 16 pts
Oak Tree by Mike Dorrington — Score: 14 pts
Liyn Padarn Tree by Daryl Giles — Score: 15 pts
White Silk Moth by Margaret Keane — Score: 18 pts
Mount Stuart Under The Stars by Simon Ray — Score: 15 pts
Moored In The Mist by Alan Yardley — Score: 14 pts
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